Alipurduar will become the 20th district in Bengal on June 25 with the high court giving clearance for the bifurcation of the existing Jalpaiguri district, chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced in the Assembly this afternoon.... | Read..

Trinamul supporters celebrate in Alipurduar on Friday with colours after the chief minister announced that the town would become the headquarters of the new district on June 25. Picture by Anirban Choudhury